1. Leave granted.
2. The appellant before us has been convicted for the offences
punishable under Sections 148, 324/149 and 323/149 of the
Indian Penal Code, 1860, and was sentenced to undergo simple
imprisonment for a period of seven months and 5 days along
with a fine of Rs.3,000/-, with default stipulations.
3. Though, it is a case where the appellant has already undergone
the period of sentence awarded, and in fact, he had served the
sentence beyond the period awarded by one extra month, the
learned Senior counsel appearing for the appellant would
submit that having regard to the fact that the appellant is
employed as a Government servant, the Probation of Offenders
Act, 1958 (for short, the ‘1958 Act’) with specific reference
to Section 3 may be applied.
